Police inspector suspended in Mangaluru for allegedly aiding sand mafia
Mangaluru (PTI): The police inspector of Kankanady police station in the city has been suspended for his alleged role in supporting the sand mafia in the region.
City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal issued the order suspending Inspector H S Bhajantri, after ACP Dhanya Nayak reported that the inspector was neglecting the instructions of higher-ups to act against illegal sand extraction.
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It is reported that Bhajantri had ignored the instructions of top officials to raid an illegal sand extraction site at Kadekaru in Jeppinamogaru. The report also mentioned that the inspector was not behaving courteously with people visiting the station with complaints, police sources said.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
